How many employees do I need for my small business startup?

The small business startup process can be a daunting one.  So much to do so little time.  And even less help.

Whether you are starting your business on a shoestring with only a reluctant spouse to call on or an ambitious startup with plenty of shareholder cash in the bank, you will inevitably be shorthanded.  Voodoo’s First Law Of Small Business states that: “No matter how many employees you have, you will always need more”.

Don’t worry though. This is actually a desirable outcome for a number of reasons;

- At the outset of a small business startup, it is impossible to know exactly what roles you need to fill.  Much better to stay short and allow new positions to evolve, to make themselves known to you.

- It’s getting harder and harder to get rid of unwanted employees.  Better get it right in the first place.

- Your investors will demand it.  Nothing will spook a shareholder more than seeing lots of managers rattling around your shiny new premises looking busy.

- I ran my own brewery for 12 years.  It took me ten of them to establish a team that I was truly happy with.

So in other words, always make sure that you have less employees than jobs.

Good employees don’t grow on trees. So try to avoid gorging on the low hanging fruit because the riper stuff is just out of reach.

You’ll only get tummy ache.

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